Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Jack Magic,” a biographical series about Jack Ma, the colorful co-founder of Chinese tech giant Alibaba, is in development at French production house Oble.
The series is adapted from Duncan Clark’s best-selling book “Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built.”Details of the series such as start date, director and eventual distributor, broadcaster or streamer have not been revealed.
But Oble said that it will work closely with Clark, who is providing on-going advice and insights.Published in 2016, “The House That Jack Ma Built” charts Ma’s epic rise from modest English teacher to wildly successful corporate titan, who personified China’s booming economy and Internet market.
Ma and his team in 2014 oversaw the largest global flotation in history) on the New York Stock Exchange. However, in 2020 he riled the political establishment with comments about regulation of the finance-technology sector.
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